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So I ^(C1)hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was ^(F1)unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.

So I hated ^(C1)all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must ^(C2)leave it to the man who will come after me.

And who knows whether he will be wise or ^(C1)a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is ^(C2)futility.

Therefore I ^(F1)completely despaired over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

When there is a person who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and ^(C1)skill, and then ^(C2)gives his ^(F1)legacy to one who has not labored for it; this too is futility and a great evil.

For what does a person get in ^(C1)all his labor and in ^(F1)his striving with which he labors under the sun?

Because all his days his activity is painful and ^(C1)irritating; even at night his ^(F1)mind ^(C2)does not rest. This too is futility.

There is ^(C1)nothing better for a person than to eat and drink, and show ^(F1)himself some good in his trouble. This too I have seen, that it is ^(C2)from the hand of God.

For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without ^(F1)Him?

For to a person who is good in His sight, ^(C1)He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may ^(C2)give to one who is good in God's sight. This too is ^(C3)futility and striving after wind.